Priory School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Priory School
Address: Mount Road
Town/City: Bury St Edmunds
County: SUFFOLK
Postcode: IP32 7BH
Telephone Number: 01284 761934
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Ages 5-19
Type: Academy special converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Eastern Education Group Trust
Sponsor: West Suffolk College

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Ms Sharron White
Capacity: 204
Gender: Mixed
Boarders: Yes

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 241 (61% boys & 39% girls)
Enrollment: 118% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 49.8%

SEN Provisions

  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • VI - Visual Impairment
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
  • PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

Location and administration

URN: 137433
DfE Number: 935/7000
UKPRN: 10035159
UPRN: 100091503897
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: West Suffolk (E07000245)
Constituency: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (E14001146)
Electoral Ward: Moreton Hall (E05015579)

Easting & Northing: 586311E, 264616N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 14' 55.71" N 0° 43' 40.62" E
Plus Code: 9F426PXH+G5

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Learning Support, Western Area Education Office (0.9km)
  2. Sebert Wood Community Primary School (1.0km)
  3. Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School (1.1km)
  4. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (1.3km)
  5. King Edward VI CEVC School (1.6km)
  6. First Base Bury St Edmunds (1.7km)
  7. Abbots Green Primary Academy (1.7km)
  8. Hardwick Primary School (1.7km)
  9. St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy (1.7km)
  10. Sir Peter Hall School (1.7km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Graham Peter Abbott - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 3 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 2 February 2029.
  • Ms Rachel Cannon - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 26 March 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 25 March 2030.
  • Mrs Susan Rose Daley - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 7 March 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2030.
  • Ms Josie Finch - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 7 March 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 13 September 2030.
  • Ms Alexandra Claire Friend - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 31 January 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 30 January 2030.
  • Ms Suzannah May Gales - Shared Governance Professional - Establishment. Appointed on 1 September 2024.
  • Mr Roger John Wallace Inman - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 7 March 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
  • Mr Neil Harry Kellett - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 7 March 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mr Alfred Miti - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 13 December 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 11 December 2028.
  • Mrs Emilia Barbara Newport - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 7 March 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 2 February 2029.
  • Ms Karen Wendy Points - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 7 March 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2030.
  • Ms Susan Snowdon - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 7 March 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mrs Susan Snowdon - Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment. Appointed on 28 August 2025 (Appointed by trustees). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mrs Lisa Claire Sutherland - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 3 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 2 February 2029.
  • Ms Julia Isa Mary Wakelam - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 July 2027.
  • Mrs Danielle Elizabeth Wilkinson - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 June 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 May 2030.